Temur Akhmedov’s sensational claim to ignorance over the luxury car came as a two-week trial involving Britain’s biggest ever divorce case neared its end The son of a Russian oligarch who is fighting his mother in the courts as part of Britain’s biggest divorce case has insisted he ‘did not know’ whether he owned a … Read more
The son of a Russian oligarch, who was given a £29 million flat when he was 19 and lost £35 million of his father’s money at 21 has spoken of his ‘troubled’ life. In a moving statement submitted to the High Court, Temur Akhmedov insists that despite benefiting from his father’s enormous wealth ‘that does … Read more
The son of a Russian oligarch was accused of being a ‘compulsive liar’ who had ‘perverted the course of justice’ as part of plan to prevent his mother from receiving a mammoth divorce settlement. Tatiana Akhmedova, 52 is suing her son Temur Akhmedov, 27 over claims that he acted as his father’s ‘lieutenant’ and colluded … Read more
A bitter dispute involving one of the world’s wealthiest families will be played out at London’s High Court today when the ex-wife of a Russian oligarch sues her son, alleging that he colluded with his father to prevent her receiving a multi-million-pound divorce settlement. Tatiana Akhmedova, 52, secured a landmark £453million pay out from her … Read more
A US judge has ordered tech giant Google to reveal the emails of a Russian oligarch’s son as part of a huge legal fight, dubbed as Britain’s biggest ever divorce battle. The emails are from Temur Ahkmedov, the son of billionaire Farkhad Akhmedov. The oil and gas magnate was ordered to pay £450million as part … Read more
What brass! Eco peer who runs oligarch’s giant metals firm pollutes House of Lords rules By Anna Mikhailova For The Mail On Sunday Published: 01:15 BST, 4 October 2020 | Updated: 01:17 BST, 4 October 2020 Lord Barker of Battle took a break from running oligarch Oleg Deripaska’s giant metals firm last week to deliver … Read more
Bombshell revelations that a corrupt, money-laundering culture lies at the core of Britain’s biggest bank HSBC are a devastating reminder that the nation’s lenders have learnt nothing since the financial crisis of 2008 to 2009. Back then, the banks took us to the financial abyss by selling bad debt in vast quantities around the world, … Read more
We can’t say we weren’t warned, can we? The streets of London — and other big cities too — are swarming with Russian spooks. Some of them much scarier than others. The sort who might jab Russia’s enemies with the poisoned tip of an umbrella or smear a deadly nerve agent on a door handle. … Read more
BOOK OF THE WEEK PUTIN’S PEOPLE by Catherine Belton (William Collins, £25, 640pp) Thank heavens for coronavirus! I know I shouldn’t say that but there are some small blessings in the current pandemic. In Russia, the national referendum to extend Vladimir Putin’s stay in office for another 12 years has been postponed. The proposal that … Read more